Houston, Texas (September 19, 2017) …The 8th annual BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival moves to November 24-26, after Hurricane Harvey forced a reschedule. Named one of the Top 3 beer events by USA TODAY and revered by beer lovers across the region, BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival is an immersive multi-day event that lets visitors tap into the world of craft beer on island time. With 400 craft beers, and rare “Taste it First” selections, Seminars and presentation on the Beer University Seminary Stage and more, this 3-day event offers endless opportunities to learn from the best in the craft beer industry and to enjoy some of the great seasonal releases.

Craft breweries continue to open at a brisk pace across Texas, and BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival is the perfect place to sip, savor, and explore the real meaning of the craft. Whether you are a craft-loyal drinker looking for inspiration, or just a newbie finding your way, BrewMasters is the ultimate event for experiencing the distinctive world of craft beer. Clifton McDerby, Executive Director of Food & Fine Time Productions, Inc. explained “our vision has always been to make sure that loyalists and newcomers to this event experience the widest selection of craft beers available at any Texas festival, along with brew education and an introduction to new brews coming available for the first time at BrewMasters.” McDerby continued, “this year we are planning pop-up tastings. Guests will be pleasantly surprised by this addition, we feel certain.” But BrewMasters is more than just great tasting craft beer, “it is a place to meet the people who make the craft beer industry a force to be reckoned with,” McDerby added.

The three-day festival is packed with beer, cheer, and plenty of foam-filled events happening each day between Nov. 24-26. Friday night, November 24 kicks off at 7 p.m. with the spirited Nach-Yo Ordinary Tequila Tasting event featuring a range of tequila-tasting and plenty of salt and nachos for all. Frivolity abounds at the popular BrewMasters Friday Night Pub Crawl at 7:30 p.m. where guests can climb aboard a festive party bus, each of which is hosted by a brew brain tour guide, and tour some of Galveston’s coolest bars.

Saturday, November 25 is all about craft beer, and the innovative breweries who make it happen. As Texas ranks 8th in the amount of craft beer produced each year, visitors won’t want to miss the Texas Brewery Tasting Tour. This tour provides a rare opportunity to meet some of the most successful and emerging breweries in the state. Guests will enjoy featured selections with each brewery offering a “Taste it First” selection in a small group and intimate environment with some of the most passionate and skilled brewers in the industry from 11:30 – 12:45 p.m. On Saturday afternoon, the ultimate BrewHaHa Grand Tasting begins with the chance to sample some of the best beer in the world, over 400 of them to be exact. Don’t miss any of the “Taste it First” selections which offer an exclusive opportunity to sample never-before-seen craft beers. Not a fan of waiting in line? The BrewHaHa VIP Premium Lounge provides early access to the tasting floor plus an exclusive space to get crafty with light bites and premium selections sampling. The VIP Zone opens at 2 p.m. with the Grand Tasting at 3 p.m.

Don’t miss a wide range of experts on the Beer University Stage including the Women in Craft Beer panel where the women of craft beer talk about the growth of women in the industry. Yes, you can “Have your beer and eat it, too.” Enjoy a cooking demonstration showcasing how to cook with beer.

To top off the foam-filled weekend, it’s all beef and no bird. Don’t miss the Brew-B-Que, Sunday November 26 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. featuring smokin’ hot smokehouse specialties from Chef Ara of Harlem Road TX BBQ, live music and, of course, plenty of brews. Enjoy the flavors of Rocky Stubbs from the infamous Stubb’s Barbecue empire, which started in 1968 when C.B. Stubblefield, “Stubb,” opened his first restaurant in Lubbock, Texas. Over the course of his life, Stubb perfected the art of barbecue, including making the sauces, marinades and rubs that today bring legendary Texas flavor to homes everywhere. Stubb was well known for his trademark smile and infamous line… “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m a cook.”

Make it a destination weekend. Set in Galveston’s tropical Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Center, with special events at various venues around the island, BrewMasters breaks out the barrels and serves up foam-filled perfection all weekend long. Tickets range from $25-$85. For more info on the festivities, visit http://www.brewmastersbeerfest.com/

]]>http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/8th-annual-brewmasters-craft-beer-festival-moves-to-november-24-26/feed/0400 Beer Brands Expected for BrewMasters Craft Beer Festivalhttp://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/400-beer-brands-expected-for-brewmasters-craft-beer-festival/
http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/400-beer-brands-expected-for-brewmasters-craft-beer-festival/#respondTue, 15 Aug 2017 20:43:27 +0000http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/?p=395Don’t miss the 8th annual BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival. Named Top 3 beer event by USA TODAY and revered by beer lovers across the region, BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival is an immersive multi-day event over Labor Day weekend that lets visitors tap into the world of craft beer on island time. Visitors will flock to Galveston Island September 1-3 in the pursuit of hoppiness and a craft beer experience … Read More]]>

Don’t miss the 8th annual BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival. Named Top 3 beer event by USA TODAY and revered by beer lovers across the region, BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival is an immersive multi-day event over Labor Day weekend that lets visitors tap into the world of craft beer on island time. Visitors will flock to Galveston Island September 1-3 in the pursuit of hoppiness and a craft beer experience unlike any other. This 3-day event offers endless opportunities to learn from the best in the craft beer industry. Click here to see the complete list!

]]>http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/400-beer-brands-expected-for-brewmasters-craft-beer-festival/feed/0BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival Labor Day Weekendhttp://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/8th-annual-brewmasters-craft-beer-festival-on-tap-for-labor-day-weekend/
http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/8th-annual-brewmasters-craft-beer-festival-on-tap-for-labor-day-weekend/#respondMon, 31 Jul 2017 15:45:24 +0000http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/?p=3908th Annual BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival On Tap For Labor Day Weekend Toast to the end of summer at the 8th annual BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival in sunny Galveston Island, Texas. Named Top 3 beer event by USA TODAY and revered by beer lovers across the region, BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival is an immersive multi-day event over Labor Day weekend that lets visitors tap into … Read More]]>

Toast to the end of summer at the 8th annual BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival in sunny Galveston Island, Texas. Named Top 3 beer event by USA TODAY and revered by beer lovers across the region, BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival is an immersive multi-day event over Labor Day weekend that lets visitors tap into the world of craft beer on island time. Visitors will flock to Galveston Island September 1-3 in the pursuit of hoppiness and a craft beer experience unlike any other. With 400 craft beers, and rare “Taste it First” selections, the Free Beer FridayBad Ass Beard Contest and more, this 3-day event offers endless opportunities to learn from the best in the craft beer industry.

Craft breweries continue to open at a brisk pace across Texas, and BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival is the perfect place to sip, savor, and explore the real meaning behind the phrase “Drink Local.” Whether you are a craft-loyal drinker looking for inspiration, or just a newbie finding your way, BrewMasters is the ultimate event for experiencing the distinctive world of craft beer. Clifton McDerby, Executive Director of Food & Vine Time Productions, Inc. explained “our vision has always been to make sure that loyalists and newcomers to this event experience the widest selection of craft beers available at any Texas festival, along with brew education and an introduction to new brews coming available for the first time at BrewMasters.” McDerby continued, “This year we are planning pop-up tastings. Guests will be pleasantly surprised by this addition, we feel certain.” But BrewMasters is more than just great tasting craft beer, “it is a place to meet the people who make the craft beer industry a force to be reckoned with,” McDerby added.

The three-day festival is packed with beer, cheer, and plenty of foam-filled events happening each day over the Labor Day weekend. Friday night, September 1 kicks off at 7 p.m. with the spirited Nach-Yo Ordinary Tequila Tasting event featuring a range of high-quality tequila-tasting and plenty of salt and nachos for all. Frivolity abounds at the popular BrewMasters Friday Night Pub Crawl at 8 p.m. where guests can climb aboard a festive party bus each of which is hosted by a brew brain and tour some of Galveston’s coolest bars.

Saturday, September 2 is all about craft beer, and the innovative breweries who make it happen. As Texas ranks 8th in the amount of craft beer produced each year, visitors won’t want to miss the Texas Brewery Tasting Tour. This tour provides a rare opportunity to meet some of the most successful and emerging breweries in the state. Guests will enjoy featured selections with each brewery offering a “Taste it First” selection in a small group and intimate environment with some of the most passionate and skilled brewers in the industry from 11:30 – 12:45 p.m.

On Saturday afternoon, the ultimate BrewHaHa Grand Tasting begins with the chance to sample some of the best beer in the world, over 400 of them to be exact. Don’t miss any of the “Taste it First” selections which offer an exclusive opportunity to sample never-before-seen craft beers. Not a fan of waiting in line? The BrewHaHa VIP Premium Lounge provides early access to the tasting floor plus an exclusive space to get crafty with live music, light bites, and premium sampling. The VIP Zone opens at 2 p.m. with the Grand Tasting at 3 p.m.

Don’t miss a wide range of experts on the Beer University Stage including the Women in Craft Beer panel where the women of craft beer talk about the growth of women in the industry. Yes, you can “Have your beer and eat it, too.” The Art Institute of Houston will present several cooking demonstrations showcasing how to cook with beer. And finalists in the infamous Bad Ass Beard Contest, presented by Free Beer Friday, will see if their mustache, goatee, and beard made the final cut.

BrewMasters goes out with a bang on Saturday and Sunday night with Beach, Brews, and Bands at Moody Garden’s Palm Beach with a live concert each night at Palm Beach. To top off the foam-filled weekend, don’t miss the Brew-B-Que, Sunday September 3 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. featuring smokin’ hot smokehouse specialties, live music and, of course, plenty of brews. Meet Rocky Stubbs from the infamous Stubb’s Barbecue empire, which started in 1968 when C.B. Stubblefield, “Stubb,” opened his first restaurant in Lubbock, Texas. Over the course of his life, Stubb perfected the art of barbecue, including making the sauces, marinades and rubs that today bring legendary Texas flavor to homes everywhere. Stubb was well known for his trademark smile and infamous line… “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m a cook.”

Make it a destination weekend. Set in Galveston’s tropical Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Center, with special events at various venues around the island, BrewMasters breaks out the barrels and serves up foam-filled perfection all weekend long. Tickets range from $25-$85. For more info on the festivities, click here.

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http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/big-4th-of-july-savings/#respondMon, 03 Jul 2017 20:14:14 +0000http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/?p=375Big 4th of July savings! Click here to book your stay or call 1-888-388-8484 and save 30%! Use the code FOURTH.]]>

Big 4th of July savings! Click here to book your stay or call 1-888-388-8484 and save 30%! Use the code FOURTH.

]]>http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/big-4th-of-july-savings/feed/0It’s Time For A Little Magic At Moody Gardens!http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/its-time-for-a-little-magic-at-moody-gardens/
http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/its-time-for-a-little-magic-at-moody-gardens/#respondMon, 26 Jun 2017 09:01:11 +0000http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/?p=367The Curt Miller Magic and Comedy Show Live at Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, TX! This summer don’t miss the Curt Miller Magic and Comedy Show live at Moody Gardens! Enjoy magic comedy and “Vegas-Style” grand illusions! Click here for more information. The Curt Miller Magic & Comedy Show returns to the beautiful Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, Texas for the 9th great year with … Read More]]>

The Curt Miller Magic and Comedy Show Live at Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, TX!

This summer don’t miss the Curt Miller Magic and Comedy Show live at Moody Gardens! Enjoy magic comedy and “Vegas-Style” grand illusions! Click here for more information.

The Curt Miller Magic & Comedy Show returns to the beautiful Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, Texas for the 9th great year with many new surprises for 2017!

Magician & Illusionist Curt Miller blends dazzling magic, music, dance, and great CLEAN comedy in a theatrical show that will leave your whole family amazed, amused, and most of all, Entertained!

The Curt Miller Magic & Comedy Show has dazzled over 85,000 people at Moody Gardens. You’ll see people levitating and disappearing right before your eyes. You might even get chosen to be a part of the show! Don’t miss your chance to see a family-friendly “Vegas-style” magic show right here in Galveston!

A limited number of seats are available, so order your tickets today at www.MagicComedyShow.com (before they disappear)!

]]>http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/its-time-for-a-little-magic-at-moody-gardens/feed/0Get Ready To Dance and Sing This Summer!http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/get-ready-to-dance-and-sing-this-summer/
http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/get-ready-to-dance-and-sing-this-summer/#respondWed, 14 Jun 2017 19:00:50 +0000http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/?p=364Get ready for a toe tappin’ good time this summer! Texas Family Musicals will run four different musicals in the Moody Gardens Convention Center. Choose from South Pacific, Moments Remembered, The Night the Music Died or the Roy Orbison Experience. Click here for more information or call, (855) 667-1221 for more information or email tfamilymusicals@gmail.com June 9-11 South Pacific June 14 (2 shows) Moments Remembered … Read More]]>

Get ready for a toe tappin’ good time this summer! Texas Family Musicals will run four different musicals in the Moody Gardens Convention Center. Choose from South Pacific, Moments Remembered, The Night the Music Died or the Roy Orbison Experience.

]]>http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/get-ready-to-dance-and-sing-this-summer/feed/0The Aquarium Pyramid is now Open!http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/the-aquarium-pyramid-is-now-open/
http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/the-aquarium-pyramid-is-now-open/#respondWed, 31 May 2017 15:10:52 +0000http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/?p=352After a $37 million renovation, the Aquarium Pyramid is now open! Guests will have an awe-inspiring underwater experience that includes a new Humboldt Penguin Habitat, a Mangrove Lagoon touch tank that is home to stingrays and sharks and a multi-level 30,000 gallon Oil Rig Tank. Click here for more information. Guests will journey to new depths this summer, exploring the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, … Read More]]>

After a $37 million renovation, the Aquarium Pyramid is now open!

Guests will have an awe-inspiring underwater experience that includes a new Humboldt Penguin Habitat, a Mangrove Lagoon touch tank that is home to stingrays and sharks and a multi-level 30,000 gallon Oil Rig Tank. Click here for more information.

Guests will journey to new depths this summer, exploring the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, South Pacific, North Pacific and the Caribbean. Each ocean exhibit highlights different marine sanctuaries and relationship aspects to the seas with conservation messages that underscore the vital importance of the oceans.

Meet the new Humboldt penguinsMoody Gardens is thrilled to introduce these unique warm-climate penguins that hail from Southern Hemisphere waters from the Antarctic Pole to the Equator. This is the second penguin exhibit at Moody Gardens and the Humboldts are right next door to the South Atlantic Penguin Habitat, home to the King, Gentoo, Chinstrap, Rockhopper and Macaroni penguins. As part of the recent renovations, the South Atlantic Penguin Habitat is newly enhanced to better benefit guests and the health and livelihood of the penguins within. Click here for more information.

Gulf of Mexico Rig ExhibitSee the balance of technology and nature through this impressive 30,000 gallon, two-story, 23-foot scale model oil production platform aquarium. These manmade islands provide valuable attachment surfaces for a variety of encrusting organisms to create an entire reef ecosystem found throughout the Gulf of Mexico. This new exhibit includes diver communication for presentations and interaction, further engaging guests in their underwater experience. Click here for more information.

The CaribbeanJourneys to the Caribbean begin with the new Mangrove Lagoon. Touch Cownose Stingrays and Bonnethead Sharks as they swim lazily around the jungle of stilt roots that most of the region’s fish call home. Naturalists are on hand to help guests learn more about these important ecosystems. A second touch tank features small fish, Sea Stars, Hermit Crabs, Pencil Urchins and other invertebrates allowing guests to cross the water/air border. Click here for more information.

Moody Gardens is highlighting a hidden gem from the Gulf of Mexico. The new Flower Garden Banks Exhibit brings attention to the unique tropical coral reef system found just 115 miles offshore.

With help from the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, guests experience the East Flower Garden Bank, West Flower Garden Bank and Stetson Bank up close and personal. The exhibit includes examples of Brain, Star and Elkhorn coral, to name a few, all of which can be seen on the banks. The Flower Garden Banks reef system is one of the healthiest in the Gulf and Caribbean regions.

Guests are completely immersed in the Caribbean Exhibit with breathtaking views as Sharks, Rays and other tropical fish swim overhead while they walk through the tunnel in this one million-gallon exhibit, giving them the sense of diving in the Caribbean.

New to the exhibit is The Pride, a 19th century rum-runner shipwreck replica, loosely based on the vessel sailed by famed Galveston pirate Jean Lafitte. Divers spent a total of 68.5 hours underwater putting together the ship, which arrived in about 75 individual pieces.

Also new are in-water presentations by Moody Gardens divers. With additions to the exhibit, guests are bound to have questions. Divers are now able to take and answers questions while in the exhibit.

North Pacific GalleryThis exhibit focuses on the high-energy coastline to the west. Seals and Sea Lions are featured prominently alongside other kelp forest inhabitants including Leopard Sharks and the long-lived Rockfish. Jewel aquariums highlight the coastal surge zone, ingenious Giant Pacific Octopus and the relatively unknown deep water coral communities that act as nursery habitat for many commercial fisheries. Click here for more information.

And, that’s not allDon’t miss out on the whimsical and colorful array of soft-bodied predators inside the new Jellyfish Gallery. Lights, sounds and textures further enhance the display of these free swimming coral relatives.

There’s also the South Pacific Biome that showcases the tremendous diversity that is found in the epicenter of the coral reef evolution. Colorful corals, invertebrates, fishes and sharks fill the niche habitats highlighted in the large and small aquarium features.

Guests are able to engage with aquarium staff as they perform essential functions in the working conservation lab. Watch and ask questions as they work in the nursery, perform aquarium water quality tests, necropsies, grow algae as a food source and other functions in their daily lab work.

New exhibits will not only inspire visitor interest and empathy, but also connect visitors to specific ocean habitats, further establishing the Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid as the largest and most diverse aquarium in the southwest.

]]>http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/the-aquarium-pyramid-is-now-open/feed/0Show Off Your Skin This Summer!http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/show-off-your-skin-this-summer/
http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/show-off-your-skin-this-summer/#respondMon, 15 May 2017 15:22:18 +0000http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/?p=344Get your skin in gear with a trip to the Spa at Moody Gardens. These special treatments are sure to have you glowing just in time for summer fun. Enjoy a 50 minute Coconut Sunrise Massage. The amazing Swedish massage provides a warm coconut-oil scalp massage. The soft scents of coconut will have you dreaming of palm trees and ocean waves. This service is available … Read More]]>

Get your skin in gear with a trip to the Spa at Moody Gardens. These special treatments are sure to have you glowing just in time for summer fun.

Enjoy a 50 minute Coconut Sunrise Massage. The amazing Swedish massage provides a warm coconut-oil scalp massage. The soft scents of coconut will have you dreaming of palm trees and ocean waves. This service is available for $100.

Soothe your hands and feet with our calming Lavender Delight Mani & Pedi. The manicure consists of a lavender soak and scrub used to soften the skin and leave it smooth to the touch. The pedicure will include a smooth lavender mask and moisturizing treatment. The 2-hour service is available for $90.

Enjoy an anti-stress Lavender Facial! The facial is perfect for all skin types, including sensitive skin and works wonders for inflammation. It tightens pores and restores skin to its natural glow with it’s amazing peel-off mask. Lavender is not only known to relax but it will also restore and heal the skin. The 50 minute treatment is available for $100.

These service prices do not include our 20% service charge that we add upon check-out. Please book ahead of time to ensure availability. Cancellations with the spa must be done 24 hours in advance to avoid charges. Call (409) 683-4440 to schedule your next appointment.

]]>http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/show-off-your-skin-this-summer/feed/0Treat Mom To A Special Mother’s Day Weekendhttp://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/treat-mom-to-a-special-mothers-day-weekend/
http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/treat-mom-to-a-special-mothers-day-weekend/#respondMon, 01 May 2017 13:09:02 +0000http://blog.moodygardenshotel.com/?p=340Eat at our Mother’s Day buffet May 14 from 11am to 3pm. Mom’s eat free at the buffet*, held annually in the Moody Ballroom. Enjoy chilled shrimp, roasted beef strip loin, Texas redfish, deserts and much more! Complimentary mimosas and bloody marys will also be served. Prices are $55 for adults, $45 for seniors and $27 for children (4-12). Click here to view the menu. … Read More]]>

Eat at our Mother’s Day buffet May 14 from 11am to 3pm. Mom’s eat free at the buffet*, held annually in the Moody Ballroom. Enjoy chilled shrimp, roasted beef strip loin, Texas redfish, deserts and much more! Complimentary mimosas and bloody marys will also be served. Prices are $55 for adults, $45 for seniors and $27 for children (4-12). Click here to view the menu. Reservations are strongly requested, call 409-683-4466.